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So thinking about doing a paddling trip for my buddies bachelor party. Would be 5-8 guys with varying experience. We're in Dallas, so are primarily looking at Arkansas as a destination since it'd be a reasonable driving distance. Thinking 1-2 nights on a river and 2-3 nights as a whole trip.

Looking through all the online resources, I'm finding a ton of stuff in AR, but am having a hard time gauging what would make for the best trip. Would even be open to combining the river trip with something else like hiking, rock climbing, caving, etc. I'm just not seeing a lot of places that rate each river. Needs to be a memorable trip. Any suggestions would be great.